This is a photograph of "Orphan Clotilde and her charge winnowing the rice. The winnowing machine separates the rice from the hulls and first the rice is ground in a circular mill to loosen th hulls which are then sifted out with a large bamboo sieve or is winnowed in a winnowing machine. The hulled rice still retains its red skin of bran which is next moved by pounding the rice witha heavy foot pestle. Then the rice which is now finally white is sifted again or winnowed again and is then ready for cooking."
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